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I have an AP purchased new off a chap who was going to fit it in a race car but opted for one of those twin plate jobbies.
It's not the AP which Power sells or did sell .
It's been in for years and as took abuse .
After sitting in a stop start traffic jam my leg gave up and had to pull in .
It needs to be lighter but not to light,I want to beable to feel the biting point .
Good steering ,good handling and a lighter clutch would be the icing on the cake .
It would feel like a modern car .
It's not the AP which Power sells or did sell .
It's been in for years and as took abuse .
After sitting in a stop start traffic jam my leg gave up and had to pull in .
It needs to be lighter but not to light,I want to beable to feel the biting point .
Good steering ,good handling and a lighter clutch would be the icing on the cake .
It would feel like a modern car .
QBee said:
I believe the TVR Parts 5 litre clutch kit that we fitted to Alun's car a year or two ago is no longer available, but that was a thing of beauty, so it must be worth a call to TVR Parts. By the way, if you are a member of the Tufty Club, you will get a 7.5% discount, which will just about pay your annual membership. That clutch kit, before discount, was about £350.
I am using an experimental Racetech clutch - I was the crash test dummy for that clutch, and it is fine. But not a lot different to Alun's, I would guess.
Peter's set up I would guess cost about twice as much, but he will put us straight on that i am sure.
As you note, I have the clutch servo as fitted by John Halstead.
Mat Smith would happily do the same job for you, he knows how it goes and works, and he is a lot nearer than John.
He not only knows how to do it, he has my car sitting in his workshop in case he needs any reminders of exact sizes of pipes ect.
Get him to incorporate a vacuum reservoir, like many modern cars have, so that it works from the moment you start the car - that's the only thing I wish mine had.
Come on Daz, get it done now, before you want to do your few TVR miles this year - it will make them a lot nicer and might encourage you to enjoy the car more.
Does your clutch feel strange with the amount of vacume and does the reservoir cure the problem ?I am using an experimental Racetech clutch - I was the crash test dummy for that clutch, and it is fine. But not a lot different to Alun's, I would guess.
Peter's set up I would guess cost about twice as much, but he will put us straight on that i am sure.
As you note, I have the clutch servo as fitted by John Halstead.
Mat Smith would happily do the same job for you, he knows how it goes and works, and he is a lot nearer than John.
He not only knows how to do it, he has my car sitting in his workshop in case he needs any reminders of exact sizes of pipes ect.
Get him to incorporate a vacuum reservoir, like many modern cars have, so that it works from the moment you start the car - that's the only thing I wish mine had.
Come on Daz, get it done now, before you want to do your few TVR miles this year - it will make them a lot nicer and might encourage you to enjoy the car more.
Edited by SILICONEKID 357HP on Sunday 9th February 21:59
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